Article 28 - Substitute Teachers

28-1     Adequate Numbers of Substitute Teachers.

28-1-1   The District agrees to maintain a list of qualified persons sufficient to serve as substitutes for regular teachers who may be absent on any given work day. Teachers shall have the right to request substitutes in order of their preference. The District will give strong consideration to the teacher's request. Retired teachers from DPS may request to be placed on the list of substitutes.

28-2     Continuing Full and Half-Day Substitutes.

Full day or half day substitutes who have taught in excess of sixteen (16) consecutive days in one (1) assignment in the District shall become long term substitute teachers and shall have the rights and privileges of teachers under the terms of the Agreement for as long as they are continuously employed in that assignment.

28-2-1  Exceptions shall be limited to the following:  

1. Leaves. Substitute teachers shall earn one day of sick leave for every eighteen (18) days of employment. No extended or short leaves of absences shall be granted.
2. Salary. Salaries shall be set forth in Article 32.
3. Benefits. Substitutes may participate in District programs at their own expense. Liability insurance will be provided by the District.

28-2-2   Long term substitute teachers who subsequently are awarded a contract will have their long term substitute time counted toward the salary schedule on the following basis:

1. If the continuous time worked as a long term substitute is one (1) semester to one (1) year, placement on the salary schedule shall be step two (2).
2. A teacher who teaches as a long term substitute continuously for the second semester of a school year will be placed on step two (2) of the salary schedule if appointed the following school year.
3. A teacher who teaches as a long term substitute the first semester of a school year and is appointed in January will not be placed on step two (2) until the following  school year

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